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Transportation Research Board Special Report 302
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neering, and the Institute of Medicine.
This study was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Cover and inside design by Melanie Wilkins
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Federal funding of transportation improvements in BRAC cases / Committee for a
Study on Federal Funding of Transportation Improvements in Base Realignment
and Closure Cases, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-309-16081-0
1. United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
2. Military base closures—Economic aspects—United States. 3. Military base
closures—Social aspects—United States. 4. Traffic congestion—Government
policy—United States. 5. Traffic congestion—Economic aspects—United States.
6. Federal aid to transportation—United States. 7. Transportation, Military—
United States. I. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research
Board. Committee for a Study on Federal Funding of Transportation Improve-
ments in Base Realignment and Closure Cases.
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T he amendment to fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations by Senator
Mark Warner requested a study by the National Academy of Sciences of
federal funding of transportation improvements in Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission (BRAC) cases. The amendment requires
that the study cover the following tasks:
1. Examine case studies of congestion caused on metropolitan
road and transit facilities when BRAC requirements cause shifts
in personnel to occur faster than facilities can be improved
through the usual state and local processes;
2. Review the criteria used by the Defense Access Roads (DAR)
program for determining the eligibility of transportation projects
and the appropriate Department of Defense (DoD) share of
public highway and transit improvements in BRAC cases;
3. Assess the adequacy of current federal surface transportation
and DoD programs that fund highway and transit improvements
in BRAC cases to mitigate transportation impacts in urban areas
with preexisting traffic congestion and saturated roads;
4. Identify promising approaches for funding road and transit
improvements and streamlining transportation project approvals
in BRAC cases; and
5. Provide recommendations for modifications of current policy
for the DAR and Office of Economic Adjustment programs,
including funding strategies, road capacity assessments,
eligibility criteria, and other government policies and programs
the National Academy of Sciences may identify to mitigate the
impact of BRAC-related installation growth on preexisting urban
congestion.
In response to the congressional request, the Transportation
Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) convened a committee
chaired by Joseph M. Sussman, JR East professor and professor of civil
and environmental engineering and engineering systems, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. The committee has expertise in transportation
budgeting and policy, military budgeting and policy, infrastructure plan-
ning, state and local infrastructure management, economics, and military
facility planning (see Study Committee Biographical Information, p. 111).
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To carry out this work, the committee met three times between
April and December 2010. In examining case studies and gathering other
information, the committee heard presentations from DoD, metropolitan
planning organizations, state and local representatives, and base personnel.
In carrying out its investigation of BRAC cases, the committee
became aware of underlying issues at military bases that apparently
affected BRAC 2005 decisions and continue to affect the ongoing relation-
ships between military bases and their surrounding communities. The
BRAC 2005 decisions have been made and, as of this writing, no further
BRAC rounds are contemplated. The law authorizing BRAC will expire on
September 30, 2011. The committee has recommendations that, if imple-
mented, will ameliorate some of the most adverse transportation impacts
of BRAC 2005, but its findings and recommendations about improved
communication and collaborative planning between growing bases and
surrounding communities will be helpful in the future even after current
BRAC legislation expires. Some military bases will continue to experience
growing pains, and those in built-up metropolitan areas will continue to
confront transportation constraints in the civil sector. The committee’s
findings and recommendations set the stage for better transportation
outcomes for growing bases and their surrounding communities.
Better information about civil sector transportation constraints in
the BRAC 2005 round could have resulted in different decisions. Should
there be another round of base consolidations, implementation of the
committee’s recommendations will help ensure that decisions about
military priorities are fully informed about adverse transportation
impacts on surrounding communities as well as on the bases.
As required in its charge, the committee makes recommendations
to modify the DAR program to make it more effective. The committee
finds the DAR criteria most in want with regard to bases in metropolitan
areas, and its recommendations to change the criteria are meant to apply
only to bases in metropolitan areas. However, the committee does not
intend for the changes recommended for the DAR program to apply only
in BRAC 2005 cases.
aCknowledgmenTs
The committee appreciates the contributions of a number of people
who provided information that assisted in the preparation of this report:
Mark Brunner, Senator Warner’s office; Dorothy Robyn, deputy under
secretary of defense; Darryl Hampton, director, DoD DAR program;
Timothy Canan, Washington Area Council of Governments, Transporta-
tion Planning Board; Cord Sterling, member of Virginia’s Commonwealth
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Transportation Board and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors;
Andrew Scott, special assistant to the secretary, Maryland Department of
Transportation; Colonel Mark Moffatt, deputy garrison commander for
BRAC, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Jim Turkel, chief, BRAC Integration Office, Mark
Center, Va.; Al Miller, transportation demand management coordinator,
National Geospatial Agency; Bert Rice, BRAC project office, Fort Meade,
Md.; Jeff Miller, transportation program manager, National Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda, Md.; Dan Penrose, project manager, Office of Economic
Adjustment Grants, Economic Development, City of Lakewood, Wash.;
Craig Helmann, technical services manager, Urban Planning Office,
Washington Department of Transportation; Steven Perrenot, director of
public works, Joint Base Lewis–McChord; Patrick O’Brien, director, DoD
Office of Economic Adjustment; Cyrena Eitler, lead and program manager,
Compatible Use Program, DoD Office of Economic Adjustment; and
Ronald Kirby, director of transportation planning, Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments.
The report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for
their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with
procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review
Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide
candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making
its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report
meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness
to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain
confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
Thanks go to the following individuals for their review of the
report: Major General Del Eulberg (ret.), Booz Allen; David H. Morrison,
the Boeing Company; Barry Seymour, Delaware Valley Regional Planning
Commission; Robert L. Sack, New York Department of Transportation;
Martin Wachs, RAND Corporation; Tom Clark, Metro-Denver Economic
Development.
Although these reviewers provided many constructive comments
and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the committee’s findings
or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before
its release. The review was overseen by National Academy of Engineering
members A. Ray Chamberlain, retired, and C. Michael Walton, University
of Texas, Austin. Appointed by the National Research Council, they were
responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this
report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and
that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the
final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and
institution.
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Edward Weiner served as a consultant to the committee and pre-
pared the report under the guidance of the committee and supervision of
Stephen Godwin, Director of Studies and Special Programs. Weiner also
prepared Appendix A. Suzanne Schneider, Associate Executive Director
of TRB, managed the report review process. The report was edited by
Cay Butler; Rona Briere provided valuable editorial direction for the
chapter of case studies; Janet M. McNaughton handled the editorial
production; Melanie Wilkins assembled the maps for the case studies;
Juanita Green managed production; and Jennifer J. Weeks prepared
the manuscript for prepublication web posting under the supervision
of Javy Awan, Director of Publications, TRB. Special appreciation is
expressed to Amelia Mathis for assistance with meeting arrangements
and communications with the committee.
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